I don't want to be somebody's crush, if somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

— Stephen Chbosky

I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

— Stephen Chbosky

I feel great! I really mean it. Furthermore, I have to remember this for the next time I’m having a terrible week. Have you ever done that? You feel terrible, and then it goes away, and you don’t know why. I try to remind myself when I feel great like this that there will be another terrible week coming someday, so I should store up as many great details as I can, so during the next terrible week, I can remember those details and believe that I’ll feel great again. It doesn’t work a lot, but I think it’s very important to try.

— Stephen Chbosky

I feel infinite.

— Stephen Chbosky

I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

— Stephen Chbosky

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

— Stephen Chbosky

If you are in a movie theater, you can look two people down, and they are laughing while you are laughing, or you can look three people down, and they love that song that you love. It is living proof that you are not alone.

— Stephen Chbosky

If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.

— Stephen Chbosky

I hate you." I love you." You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have." I'm trying not to be.

— Stephen Chbosky

I hate you.' My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me. She really did.' I love you,' was all I could say in return.

— Stephen Chbosky